James hall



PATENT FFICE.

JAMES HALL, OF GLEN COVE, NEW YORK.

FASTENING FOR CANS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 228,343, dated June 1, 1880.

' Application filed November 10, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES HALL, of Glen (love, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Fastenings for Cans, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to permit the locking of covers on milk and other cans; and the invention consists in a staple and plate of novel construction, especially adapted for application to milk-cans as now made, as a permanent fixture, to be used with a padlock or other device to secure the cover.

The improved fastenings are shown in the accompanying drawings, and will be described more particularly with reference thereto.

In the drawings,Figure lis a vertical section ofa milk-can fitted with my improved devices. Fig. 2 shows the parts of the fastening in larger size.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Ais a milk-can formed with atlaring mouth, a, and provided with a flanged cover, I), as usual. To the upper rim of the mouth a is attached the staple c, that projects through an aperture in the overhanging portion of the cover I), the cover being re-enforced at the aperture by an escutcheon-plate, d, that is to be attached by bolts or rivets, or in any other desired manner.

The staple c is provided with a hole at its upper end for a padlock or other locking or fastening device. The staple c is formed of a strip of metal bent double around the edge wire of the mouth a, and with one end lapped over to prevent the ends from separating.

These staples will be made in the double form, as mentioned and as shown in Fig. 2, in which form they are adapted for application to the cans, even by unskillful persons, and when attached in this manner the staples turn on their support, so that they may pass readily through the cover, or may be turned down out of the way when not required for use.

The escutcheon-plate d is applied for the purpose of strengthening the cover at the aperture for the staple, to prevent the metal from bending or tearing, as the milk-can covers, being of thin metal, would be subject to such injury by use.

These fastening devices may be applied to large or small cans used for holding milk or other material during transportation, and dispense with the inconvenient and expensive chains heretofore used.

The parts are durable, there are no loose portions to be lost, and the can is not rendered unhandy for use in case the fasteningis not required, so that the cans used for carrying the milk on railroads may be used by the milkman in delivering the milk.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination, with the can A, having rim a and the apertured cover I), of the swinging staple 0, formed of a strip of metal folded around the edge wire of said rim, as shown and described.

JAMES HALL.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN THURSTON, WVM. H. HALL. 

